List of Ghana articles
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Government officials carry Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. The Political Giant the West Forgot
Kwame Nkrumah’s life demonstrates that the end of colonial rule in Africa is central to modern history.
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A firefighter is silhouetted against a home on fire as a helicopter drops water from above. Was Karen Bass Right to Go to Ghana?
Foreign trips are a key part of mayoral life in a global age.
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A woman in colorful clothing and a headscarf carries a bag on her head as she walks with other refugees past a razoer wire fence. From Sudan to the Sahel, War Spreads
Across the continent, existing conflicts are intensifying and dormant rivalries reemerging.
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A Togolese soldier holding a machine gun keeps watch near the northern Togo border post with Burkina Faso, on Feb. 17, 2020. Islamist Extremists Are a Threat to Ghana, Togo, and Benin
Jihadi groups once confined to the Sahel are spreading south and threatening all of coastal West Africa.
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A security officer interacts with a driver at the Burkina Faso border with Ghana in Paga, northern Ghana, on Dec. 6, 2022. Could Ghana Be Jihadists’ Next Target?
Long seen as an island of stability, the country shares many of the same vulnerabilities that militants have exploited across the Sahel region.
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Protesters speak with police during a demonstration dubbed 'Fabewoso - Bring it on' to raise awareness about the high rate of corruption in the country, in Accra on May 26, 2017. What Ghana Can Learn From Taiwan
As vote-buying corrupts the country’s politics, the West African nation could learn from Taipei’s effective crackdown on the practice.
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People gather outside the Ghana High Commission on March 6 in London, to protest against Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill, now delayed until the Supreme Court rules on a legal challenge. Homophobic Laws Threaten U.S.-Ghana Ties
The West African nation has long enjoyed a special relationship with Washington—but proposed anti-gay legislation could imperil its economy.
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John Ackah Blay-Miezah smokes a cigar in the London office of the Oman Ghana Trust Fund in the 1980s. The Man Who Conned the World
How one of the greatest scam artists of all time used Ghana’s colonial past to get rich.
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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris. How Campaign Promises Crashed Ghana’s Economy
Ghana’s economic troubles long preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to its politicians’ penchant for overspending.
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A cocoa farmer stirs his spread out in the sun for drying in Bringakro, in the Ivory Coast. Adam Tooze: How China and India Could Transform the Chocolate Business
A rise in worldwide consumption would test an industry built largely on exploitation.
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Mbaaba Kaper, an employee at an illegal timber trafficking warehouse in Yipala, Ghana, that was initially shut down in May 2019, sits on equipment in the warehouse on June 9. How China’s Appetite for Rosewood Fuels Illegal Logging in Ghana
Soaring demand for luxury furniture in Asia is decimating Ghana’s forests while creating a lucrative but environmentally destructive industry.
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A view through an open, barred iron gate shows a courtyard. The History of Slavery Is All of Our History
The grim events that took place at historical sites such as Ghana’s Elmina Castle made all of us.
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A group of illegal gold panners look for gold in the Kibi area of southern Ghana Ghana’s ‘Success’ Exposes the West’s Toxic Development Model
Standard theories of global progress continue to be largely limited to raw extraction.
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An entitled man walks across a collage landscape to illustrate the concept of protocol in Ghana. The Secret to Getting What You Need in Ghana
Special “protocol” treatment has become a way of life for the privileged few.
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A Ghanian protester holds a banner. Can Ghana’s Young Protesters Become a Political Force?
A recent demonstration transcended traditional ethnic and political divisions—but youth leaders will have to do more than protest to achieve lasting change.
